Perfume seller accused of stealing other perfume, almonds in Natick

Wednesday

An Armani vendor working for the day Tuesday at a Natick Mall store stole fragrances and other items while selling his wares, authorities said.

Natick Police arrested Arshad Alobaidi, 28, of Hyde Park, at 1:29 p.m. as he left Macy’s with the merchandise , according to a police report filed in Natick District Court on Wednesday.

Store security began watching Alobaidi who came to sell Armani perfumes.

“(Store security) stated that over the course of approximately six hours that Alobaidi was in the store, he was observed taking several items and concealing them in his purse and jacket,” police wrote in the report.

Among the items stolen were perfumes from other manufacturers, as well as a jar of almonds and a Versace backpack. The total value was about $500, police wrote in the report.

Store security stopped Alobaidi as he left.

Police charged Alobaidi, of 15 Riley Road, with larceny of property worth more than $250.

At Alobaidi’s Natick District Court arraignment on Wednesday, Judge David Cunis released him and ordered him to stay away from the Natick Mall.

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